Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

Nominations due Jan. 24 for the PLMA, Store Brands sponsored Hall of Fame

The new organization reflects a focus on product affordability, access and innovation, eliminating consumers confusion, and solving larger marketplace problems, the Consumer Brands Association said

PLMA president Brian Sharoff spoke to Store Brands sister publication Drug Store News about what the future holds for private label

NPD Group data on what label-reading consumers look for in a product's nutrition facts also suggests an opportunity to highlight better-for-you features of products

Grocer debuts Simple Truth Emerge, a pea-based meat alternative that joins its Simple Truth Plant Based line, which also expects to add 50 more products this year

Dunnhumby's third annual Retailer Preference Index saw a regional player take the top spot, driven in part by its private brand assortment

Nearly 60% of food retailers expect to increase shelf space for private brands in next two years

Article said private label product sales rose by 20% in the category, younger consumers are driving the trend